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Minot, North Dakota | |
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Broadcast area | Minot, North Dakota |
Frequency | 97.1 FM (MHz) |
Branding | 97 KICKS |
Programming | |
Format | Commercial; Country |
Ownership | |
Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (CC Licenses, LLC) |
KCJB, KIZZ, KMXA-FM, KRRZ, KZPR | |
History | |
First air date | 1966 |
Former call signs | KCJB-FM (1966–1983)[1] KYND (1983–1984) KHHT (1984–1992)[2] |
Call sign meaning | Pronounced as kicks |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 55680 |
Class | C |
ERP | 95,000 watts |
HAAT | 300 meters (980 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | https://97kicksfm.iheart.com/ |
KYYX (97.1 FM) is a country music radio station in Minot, North Dakota, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The call sign "KYYX" is pronounced as "kicks" and the station's nickname is "97 Kicks FM".
iHeartMedia, Inc. also owns and operates KCJB 910 (Country/Talk), KRRZ 1390 (Classic Hits/Talk), KIZZ 93.7 (Top 40), KMXA-FM 99.9 (AC), and KZPR 105.3 (Mainstream Rock) in Minot.
Previous KYYX stations
This radio station is not the first with the call letters KYYX. The original KYYX operated as a new wave-themed radio station in Seattle, Washington, in the early 1980s. A country radio station in Las Vegas, Nevada, operated as KYYX from 1985 to 1987 before going off the air and changing its call letters.
References
External links
- 97 Kicks FM website
- KYYX in the FCC FM station database
- KYYX on Radio-Locator
- KYYX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- KYYX/KJET - Memories of two GREAT Seattle stations in the 80s
Coordinates: 48°03′04″N 101°20′31″W / 48.051°N 101.342°W